Hi,

Is there an efficient way to 'flatten out' this shape? I need to get the top profile wire cut and need to have the entire shape flat so I can bend in the curves when I have the blank cut.

Maybe something with the Flow function ?

Draw a line above your object
Project it
Unwrap the curve

Flow function

Difference on the view is perspective optic effect! ;)

Hi Guy, you may need to rebuild the connecting area, it's kind of messy:





That comes from making an offset surface going around a bend where the offset distance is greater than the radius of the bend:





- Michael